Following a narrow escape from Iran and a set of awards at Cannes, Mohammad Rasoulof’s terrifying drama on a family splintered by political repression arrives at the Odyssey. In early 2020s Tehran, well-meaning lawyer Iman gains a grand new position as investigating judge, granting a better life for his family and responsibility for the regime’s questionable penalties. As protests erupt against t...

From France, a small-scale, warm-hearted comedy of nuns entering a bike race in the Jura mountains. In a small countryside village, the sisters of a dysfunctional convent find that their local hospice is falling to pieces and dangerously short of funds – and that only the cash prize for a 30km cycling race can provide them. Against total inexperience, infirmity, and a fearsome rival convent, the...

Timothée Chalamet brings the young Bob Dylan to life in a nuanced, note-perfect biopic from the director of Walk the Line. In 1961, a rootless 19-year-old songwriter arrives in New York to play for the ailing Woody Guthrie, and slowly becomes a giant in the city’s folk music scene. Fame, success, and love blossom after him as his music develops – but unease with familiar sounds and attention so...

Following major success at the Golden Globes, Brady Corbet’s immense, sinister epic on a Jewish émigré architect and American wealth arrives at the Odyssey. Having escaped the Holocaust without his wife and niece, László Tóth starts again in Philadelphia, rising from obscurity when a major industrialist notices his brilliant design skills. Entrusted with building a monolithic complex in his fam...

Renée Zellweger returns as the beloved Bridget Jones, delivering her trademark wit and endearing chaos to life once more as she navigates her 50s. Juggling single parenthood, a demanding career, and the ever-evolving world of dating, she finds herself drawn to a younger man (Leo Woodall), which brings both excitement and complications. Simultaneously, she forms a connection with her children's te...

Ralph Fiennes lends gravitas to the new Robert Harris adaptation: an operatic, thoughtful thriller on the race for the papacy. Cardinal Thomas Lawrence wishes to leave the murky machinations of the Vatican, but is asked by the Pope to stay on, just before his death puts Lawrence in charge of choosing a replacement. Among candidates greatly differing in ideology and character, he must guide the el...

In celebration of the life and career of David Lynch (1946-2025), we present Blue Velvet, widely considered his magnum opus, and one of the greatest films of all time. Admired by filmmakers and cinephiles alike, David Lynch is one of history’s most revered auteurs for a reason. His spellbinding films straddle the supposed line between dream and reality, only to scribble it out and whisk the vie...

Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Teleport back with us to the 1960s and follow John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page (or as you may know them, the members of Led-Zeppelin) from their first meeting through to their landmark breakthrough albums Led Zeppelin I & Led Zeppelin II. Experi...

DreamWorks Animation brings Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s series to life in Dog Man, an action-packed animated adventure full of humour and heart. When chaos erupts in the city, heroic but mischievous Dog Man (voiced by director Peter Hastings) must rise to the challenge, battling the scheming Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson) and the telekinetic fish Flippy (Ricky Gervais). With the help of his l...

NT Live - Dr. Strangelove Co-adapted by Armando Iannucci Co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley Join us for a special preview screening of NT Live: Dr. Strangelove on March 15th, followed by a Q&A with special guests, celebrating Stanley Kubrick’s legacy and his ties to St. Albans and The Odyssey Cinema. Seven-time BAFTA winner Steve Coogan takes on four roles in this world premiere stage...

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes...

Angelina Jolie gives her most tremendous performance yet in a richly operatic, and cinematic, take on the life of Maria Callas. In 1970s Paris, a documentary filmmaker seeks out the great soprano, now choked by age, illness, and public attention into retirement. Even so, she jumps at the chance to survey her titanic life – from Nazi-oppressed beginnings to unparalleled success to torrid affairs –...

Bringing to life the extraordinary true story of Robbie Williams, the legendary British pop superstar whose electrifying rise, dramatic fall, and jaw-dropping comeback have made him one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Directed by visionary filmmaker Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), this groundbreaking film is told through Robbie’s own eyes, infused with his razor-sharp wit and uns...

Dive into the untold story of one of Disney’s most iconic leaders in Mufasa: The Lion King. Directed by Barry Jenkins, this visually stunning prequel brings to life the trials and triumphs that shaped Mufasa’s journey from a vulnerable cub to the noble king of Pride Rock. Set against the breathtaking landscapes of the African savannah, the film offers a richly layered narrative that delves deep ...

Six years after his Best Picture-winning Parasite, Bong Joon-ho returns with a blockbuster unlike any other. Dissatisfied with life on Earth, Mickey Barnes decides to become an ‘expendable’. He’s put to work performing highly dangerous tasks on a distant human colony, and cloned every time he dies (17 so far). He soon begins to question his identity and the underlying ethics of a civilisation s...

They are one of a kind, and just for you – they are divorced, beheaded and live at the Odyssey Cinema! Global theatre phenomenon, SIX the Musical has captivated over 3.5 million audience members and earned double TONY Awards since its 2017 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This electrifying production reimagines the long-misunderstood wives of Henry VIII as they step out of their infamous h...

The heartwarming adventures of the beloved bear Paddington continues - so follow the marmalade footprints to the Odyssey, for the year’s hairiest threequel! Paddington heads back home to the Peruvian jungle to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, now a resident at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family and Mrs Bird in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mysterious disappearance plunges t...

Twelve years after announcing his supposed retirement from film (and only a few months after his last film, Presence , released), Steven Soderbergh is still pushing the boundaries of the medium. With one of the most eclectic filmographies of any major modern director (including Ocean’s Eleven , Solaris and Magic Mike ), Soderbergh has no definitive genre, tone or style. Yet, despite being so pr...